Machine Learning Engineer- Gen AI

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Product Operations partners with a variety of engineering and operations teams, leading development of machine learning solutions. We deliver projects from end-to-end – problem statement and conceptualization, proof‑of‑concept, and participation in final deployment. You will perform ad‑hoc statistical analyses, work closely with data engineers to generate detailed business intelligence solutions, and conduct presentations of analyses to a wide range of audiences including executives.

• 3+ years experience in GenAI applications, machine learning algorithms, software engineering, and data mining models with an emphasis on large language models (LLM) or large multimodal models (LMM).
• Masters in Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.

• Proven experience in GenAI application building with agents and agentic workflows. Experience with LLM and LMM development and fine‑tuning is a major plus.
• Proficiency in using cutting‑edge GenAI tools, i.e. Claude Code, Roo Code, etc.
• Familiarity with distributed computing, cloud infrastructure, and orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes, Apache Airflow (DAG), Docker, Conductor, Ray for LLM training and inference at scale is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience with Lang Chain and Llama Index, enabling RAG applications and LLM orchestration.
• Ability to meaningfully present results of analyses in a clear and impactful manner, breaking down complex ML/LLM concepts for non‑technical audiences.
• Experience applying ML techniques in manufacturing, testing, or hardware optimization is a major plus.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring teams is a plus.

Base pay range: $139,500 to $210,100, depending on skills, experience, and location.

Apple employees may become shareholders through discretionary employee stock programs, receive restricted stock unit awards, and purchase Apple stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition.
• Potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.

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